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(6) Compound Umbel.—An umbel bearing small um- 
bels in place of the single flowers. 
(7) Corymb.—The main axis elongated, but the lateral 
axes of different length so that all the flowers come to 
one level (fig. 53 &), e.g. Candytuft. 
61. Cymose Inflorescences.—According to the number 
of daughter axes given off we distinguish cymose in- 
florescences into :— 
(1) Untparous Cyme.—Each successive axis ends in 
a flower after producing one daughter axis. If the 
daughter axes are always produced on the same side we 
get the Hrenrcoip cyme (fig. 53 a4); if alternately left 
and right the ScorProriD cyme. The successive daughter 
axes often straighten out and come to be in a straight 
line resembling racemes. This false axis (resembling 
the main axis of a raceme) is called a Sympopium. The 
cyme can easily be distinguished from a raceme by 
noting the position of the bracts. 
(2) Biparous Cyme——Each successive axis ends in a 
flower after producing two daughter axes (fig. 53 F), 
e.g. Pink. This type of inflorescence is also called a 
DicHasium, and the branching is known as false D1- 
CHOTOMY. 
(8) Multiparous Cyme—A whorl of daughter axes is 
given off before the mother axis ends in a flower. This 
resembles an umbel somewhat in appearance but can be 
distinguished from it by the fact that the oldest flower 
is in the middle. 
(4) Vertictllaster.—Apparent whorls of flowers are 
given off at each node, but in reality two cymose 
bunches placed on opposite sides of the stems are 
